In the fall of 2022, in connection with the implementation of various projects within the country and in the field of international activity, SPbGASU founded the Department of Intercultural Communication, the main task of which is to train competitive specialists who are in demand in the modern environment and who speak at least two languages at an equally high level: native and foreign.
The Department of Intercultural Communication is the assignee and successor of the traditions of the departments of foreign and Russian languages, therefore its work is characterized by multitasking.
So, in addition to practical classes, the Department provides more in-depth study of foreign languages as part of the additional qualification "Translator in the field of professional activity", which includes lecture courses on introduction to linguistics, lexicology, theoretical grammar, theory and practice of translation, stylistics, country studies. An additional qualification diploma significantly increases the competitiveness of university graduates in the labor market.
The department trains highly qualified specialists for foreign countries with well-formed personal qualities, fundamental knowledge and practical skills in professional activities, who are also ready to perform tasks in the field of popularization and promotion of the Russian language.
In addition, the tasks assigned to the teachers of the Department include:
- teaching students, future specialists in the field of architecture, construction, urban economy and other specialties, to use foreign languages as a tool for obtaining professionally significant information from foreign sources;
- forming students' skills of adequate communicative behavior and perception of a foreign language general and professional culture, its core values and communicative strategies.